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... an unpronounceable name, an English bloke called Andrew who was coming to the end of his six months travelling around South America. They announced that they were planning on doing a bike tour of Bogotá so I agreed to join them.

We headed around the corner and found Mike´s Bike Tours, run by an American man with wide and wild eyes that seemed to tell a thousand stories. Most of which involved cocaine, I imagine. Riding ...

... where you can only get in with your electronic ticket and you can only get out when a bus stands still before the special doors. Perfect system. Once you know where to go you cannot make a mistake. Like in Paris. Any fool can take the metro. This is a nice opportunity to do some reconnaissance for when Paul and Evi are here. I leave my telephone and creditcard in the room, so I only have some effectivo, cash. I dress a bit sloppy, making me look like ...

A struggle today as only had 4 hours sleep. In the morning Alex after much admin arranged to have her new leather jacket delivered- ordering a jacket with a lady who only speaks spanish is more difficult than initially thought. All good though. After that we walked around doing admin bits and pieces. Changing dollars for euros for Cuba, purchasing contact lens solution and pens and plasters to take and leave in ...

I had begun to forget how much I like it here. Leaving the airport in a taxi the mountains are instantly visible and although the air is polluted and hard to breathe through the open windows the surroundings are very green. The cloud formations that form over the mountains every afternoon are spectacular, and are turned pink and yellow as the sun begins its early descent. This is why I wanted to come back. There is something about this country that I started to ...

... boy oh boy is it hot! I arrived after Freddy and the boys and find that they have a new friend / player. The young boy heads off with his mother as I join in on the fun. Its exhausting! I can't keep up. How do these guys run for so long, so fast. Well, mission accomplished. We have tried our hand (foot) at soccer in the hot sun. Lets get to the ...